A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c51.s5.5
A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c51.s5.5
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v3.c51.s5.5
Chapter seven (sarvalauhādhyāya; 44–52) is concerned with the purification and killing of the seven metals (loha; dhātu): gold, silver, copper, iron, lead, tin, rītikā or rājārīti (brass), and kāṃsya (bronze). Chapter eight (viṣopaviṣasādhana; 52–65) deals with the viṣas and upaviṣas (52–57), vajra and vaikrānta (57–58), tālaka, tuttha, bhūnāga, manaḥśilā, kharpara, vimalā, mākṣika, kāśīsa, kāntapāṣāṇa, varāṭikā, hiṅgula, maṇḍūra (58–64), and the nine gems (ratna; 64–65).